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Trade openness — Zimbabwe

Trade openness in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 41.5%. Ranked 147 in the world out of 172. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 5.69 pp.

2024 41.5% +1.21 pp vs 2023
World rank 147of 172
Period maximum 109.52%2008
Period minimum 31.82%2020

Trend over time

1975–2024 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Zimbabwe, 1975–2024050100150197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 47.2%1976: 41.56%1977: 41.61%1978: 42.01%1979: 44.46%1980: 49.89%1981: 45.33%1982: 39.15%1983: 35.92%1984: 41.37%1985: 44.21%1986: 45.57%1987: 45.29%1988: 44.1%1989: 45.06%1990: 45.66%1991: 51.05%1992: 63.71%1993: 63.17%1994: 71.12%1995: 79.16%1996: 72.07%1997: 82.2%1998: 88.51%1999: 70.92%2000: 74.07%2001: 67.9%2002: 66.81%2003: 70.45%2004: 76.04%2005: 76.04%2006: 82.82%2007: 84.17%2008: 109.52%2009: 61.78%2010: 83.12%2011: 89.47%2012: 74.16%2013: 58.66%2014: 54.67%2015: 56.75%2016: 51.22%2017: 55.03%2018: 54.55%2019: 36.52%2020: 31.82%2021: 34.94%2022: 43.62%2023: 40.29%2024: 41.5%
Change over the period: −5.69 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 41.5%
World 56.72%
Sub-Saharan Africa 55.68%
Eastern Africa computed 45.89%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 57.49%
Trade openness — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 41.5 +1.21 pp
2023 40.29 −3.32 pp
2022 43.62 +8.67 pp
2021 34.94 +3.12 pp
2020 31.82 −4.7 pp
2019 36.52 −18.03 pp
2018 54.55 −0.48 pp
2017 55.03 +3.81 pp
2016 51.22 −5.53 pp
2015 56.75 +2.08 pp
2014 54.67 −3.98 pp
2013 58.66 −15.51 pp
2012 74.16 −15.3 pp
2011 89.47 +6.34 pp
2010 83.12 +21.35 pp
2009 61.78 −47.75 pp
2008 109.52 +25.36 pp
2007 84.17 +1.35 pp
2006 82.82 +6.78 pp
2005 76.04 +0 pp
2004 76.04 +5.59 pp
2003 70.45 +3.64 pp
2002 66.81 −1.09 pp
2001 67.9 −6.17 pp
2000 74.07 +3.15 pp
1999 70.92 −17.59 pp
1998 88.51 +6.31 pp
1997 82.2 +10.14 pp
1996 72.07 −7.09 pp
1995 79.16 +8.04 pp
1994 71.12 +7.95 pp
1993 63.17 −0.54 pp
1992 63.71 +12.66 pp
1991 51.05 +5.39 pp
1990 45.66 +0.6 pp
1989 45.06 +0.96 pp
1988 44.1 −1.19 pp
1987 45.29 −0.28 pp
1986 45.57 +1.36 pp
1985 44.21 +2.85 pp
1984 41.37 +5.45 pp
1983 35.92 −3.23 pp
1982 39.15 −6.19 pp
1981 45.33 −4.56 pp
1980 49.89 +5.43 pp
1979 44.46 +2.45 pp
1978 42.01 +0.39 pp
1977 41.61 +0.06 pp
1976 41.56 −5.64 pp
1975 47.2 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 241.24 SC Seychelles 175.87 MU Mauritius 145.42 SO Somalia 130.33 MZ Mozambique 95.63 RW Rwanda 71.69 ZM Zambia 62.53 MG Madagascar 57.54 UG Uganda 42.65 MW Malawi 41.9 ZW Zimbabwe 41.5 KM Comoros 41.48 TZ Tanzania 41.31 KE Kenya 40.01 ET Ethiopia 17.4
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — the standard indicator of the trade openness of an economy. Values above 100% are not an anomaly: they mean that trade turnover exceeds annual GDP, which is typical of trading hubs and of small economies built into supply chains.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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